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By johnnytigs	Fake Movie Friday
Fake Movie Friday: Explosive Surplus
Another Friday means more fake movies from your friends at MMP! We really look forward to Fridays here, probably because we hope some day someone will read one of these and think, "fuck yeah I'd like to see that!" Then they'd make it and we would talk about it on the podcast. Oh! I guess we could start making movies, but then what would we bitch about all day? I'll take a stab at an action movie (OR IS IT?) this week with:
Explosive Surplus!
(PS This is so fucking long and awful. I apologize infinitely) (PPS I got the title from a random phrase generator because I couldn't think of anything else and I liked it a whole lot)
We open on a truck driver, Charlie (played by Jeffrey DeMunn) at a rest stop. He's a regular, he knows the lady behind the counter by name, takes his coffee and heads to his big rig.
We then cut to NYC, Andrew WK's I Love NYC playing in the background, we have a montage of various locations in the city: people talkin' in the park, people talkin' on the street, people talkin' and walkin', people talkin' sittin' outside at a restaurant, people in Times Square just standing around blocking the fucking sidewalk as though people don't have to go to work or something and then EXPLOSION!
On the big screen in Times Square we see a terrorist group, mostly in cameo but one of them in a suit. One of them men in cameo, Boris played by Dmitriy Dyuzhev, starts speaking in Russian and the man in the suit, Lev played by Viggo Mortensen (or if he's not available Hank Azaria) begins to translate. "This is only the beginning. For far too long your imperial ways have forced our hands, but after today no longer. This is only the first bloodshed. We will give you our demands after the third." And the screen explodes, falling into the crowd.
At the Police department all hell has broken loose and the captain, Captain Frice played by former Green Bay Packers linebacker Reggie McKenzie is fielding questions from all around. Newly promoted Federal agent James Speeder, played by Tom Cavanagh, shuffles into the captain's office. James has been working out of the NYC branch helping out on cases but now he's been given orders to send someone to find this truck. James asks for assistance, but there's not one officer available as the entirety of the department is in disaster recovery mode and trying to stop whatever might happen next.
We cut to a scene of Charlie driving down the interstate, playing some Creedence (he love's CCR) and singing out loud in a place that is obviously not New York.
We cut back to James who is in the garage, Captain Frice comes to wish him well and see if he has any leads. James says "the road," Frice chuckles and replies, "go get 'em Speed." We see James pull back a tarp from over a car revealing a Bugatti Veyron Super Sports (that's a thing right? I googled "holy grail of fast cars" to find that").
Meanwhile the terrorists are scheming for what is to happen next. We see, in subtitles, that most of the group are going to continue causing havoc in NY while Boris and Lev try to track down this truck, a truck which is full of crystals, very fragile crystals that when handled properly are beautiful and worth millions, but if mishandled they are highly combustible and explosive.
We cut back to Charlie, singing his heart out to Born to Be Wild.
The song continues to play.
We see James flying down I-95 on a unseasonably clear day going, periodically showing the speedometer rising from 120 to 200.
The song cuts to Rammestein…whatever song.
Lev and Boris are also flying down I-95.
Born to Be Wild comes back on.
It's a lot of this. The soundtrack will also consist of Crazy Train (Ozzy, for when they have to out run a train), Love Dance (Minutemen, for the silhouette night driving shots), It's the End of the World As We Know it (REM,which will cut between all three cars with everyone trying to sing, only Charlie and Lev know all the words), Street Fighting Man (Stones), Hey Bulldog (Beatles), Today is the Day (the alternate cut from the EP of the same name by Yo La Tengo), Candle (Sonic Youth), Walkin on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves), The Road (Tenacious D), Slow Ride (Foghat), Life is a Highway (whatever fucking version), Highway to Hell (AC/DC), Is that You Mo-Dean (B-52s), On the Road Again (Willie Nelson, this is over the credits), Low Rider (War) and Get Out Of My Dreams and Into My Car (Billy Ocean) .
There are beautiful areal shots of the interstate near the ocean, valleys, etc in a similar way that The Straight Story did.
We then cut to James fueling up at a service station, as Lev and Boris pull in. James immediately recognizes them and over hears them looking for a truck. As James walks back to his car he makes eye contact with Lev, and they both pause and then both rush to their cars. Boris hasn't finished fueling up, but they both jump in the car and drive away as the gas hose is still in the cars tank, when they zip off they rip up a bunch of the fuel stations and knock over the outdoor gas station attendants booth as well as the roof.
The chase begins!
Only they hit stand still traffic immediately. Luckily the interstate going the other direction is clear! They both hop over the in-between and drive down the wrong side of the highway, dodging traffic.
Cops see on the road and start chasing them down the interstate. We go off the interstate and start chasing a train, in a very tense and impactful moment (while Crazy Train is playing obviously), James makes it without a problem, the Russians barely make it and 12 cop cars smash into the side of the train.
The chase continues and they are on an airport landing strip, dodging luggage carts and planes, James drives up one of the star cars and jumps a plane while Lev and Boris are stopped, then shoot a bunch of people and drive around the plane.
We cut back to Charlie singing Leaving on a Jet Plane.
The song continues.
James has a lead on the Russians but they catch up quick and start to fire. James does a full drift swerve around them so that he is now behind them. They try to react the same but flip their car and James takes off. The Russians are still in one piece though. They make a call and sit down, as night falls.
Meanwhile, NYC has been destroyed.
This is when Love Dance plays. James is driving down the interstate, still on the wrong side, but no one is coming so it's alright.
The Russians are now driving a Jaguar XJ220 (same website as before, searched again though). The sun rises over the horizon.
We see Charlie leaving another rest stop.
James is fast approaching Charlie and in his rear view he can see the Russians, he hits the gas and so do they. Charlie starts listening to Walkin' On Sunshine.
To his surprise the two cars are on his immediate sides when he looks up.
The song will play to completion.
It's an old-fashioned road battle with new cars, James does everything he can, swerving around and under the truck, the Russians are using guns. James does not need a gun. They hit James' gas tank and tires, so he jumps out of the car onto the truck. He shows Charlie his badge and goes into the cargo. He opens the back of the truck, the Russians looking him in the eye, james holding an open box. He dumps the box of crystals on the road. The ones that don't explode at first ignite when the Russians drive over them. The Russians are catapulted over the truck, Charlie starts to go into cardiac arrest, James jumps back to the front of the truck, grabs the wheel and drifts around the wreckage. He brings the truck to a halt, calls for an ambulance and waits with Charlie.
Charlie is in the ambulance, and he's doing well. Frice is also there, talking to James. He tells him that the city is in ruins and they need to start rebuilding. James says, "Well then, what are we waiting for, let's hit the road."
(sorry)
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3 thoughts on "Fake Movie Friday: Explosive Surplus"
Tigs, I really enjoyed your personal take on Uwe Boll movies
johnnytigs says:
Hahaha, thanks Pete!
Dunn says:
This is an accurate description of our road trip last weekend.


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Benjamin Myers claims inaugural Gordon Burn prize
Liz Bury
Monday, 21 Oct 2013
# Awards and prizes
# Fiction
# Gordon Burn
# Gordon Burn prize
Durham-born author's Pig Iron wins £5,000 award established to celebrate work echoing the 'fearless, interrogative' spirit of Burn
The first Gordon Burn prize has gone to former music journalist Benjamin Myers for his novel Pig Iron, about a young traveller trying to escape his past after being released from prison.
"I wanted to write a novel about Durham, where I grew up," Myers said. "I was fascinated by the mythology of the place and the characters who lived there. And I wanted to challenge a few stereotypes about travellers: I found programmes like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding patronising and one-dimensional, and I wanted to present a different, more credible narrative."
The £5,000 prize, set up to celebrate works that "follow in the footsteps" of Gordon Burn's genre-blurring innovations, was awarded at Durham book festival on Saturday.
The novel, brimming with "poetic vernacular", was also shortlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker prize last year. It begins: "The green cathedral sleeps. Soon it will throw open its doors and let the light in. Shades of amber will creep across the forest floor, the shadows will shrink away, and the daily service of life and growth and death and decay will go on."
Burn, who died in 2009 at the age of 61, was hailed as "a great innovator" in literature for his novels and retellings of some of the UK's most grisly true-crime stories. These included Happy Like Murderers, about serial killers Fred and Rose West, and his biography of Peter Sutcliffe, the so-called Yorkshire Ripper, entitled Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son.
"Gordon Burn was a big influence on me," Myers said. "There are not that many renowned novelists from the north-east. He has a background in journalism, he explores celebrity and elements of pop culture and crime, and he mixes fact and fiction in new ways. To have won the prize is very flattering."
Myers's previous book, Richard, was a fictionalised biography of Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards, who disappeared suddenly in 1995.
The other books on the "unusual, challenging" shortlist for the inaugural Gordon Burn prize were How I Killed Margaret Thatcher by Anthony Cartwright, The Footballer Who Could Fly by Duncan Hamilton, People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry, and Jean Rafferty's Myra, Beyond Saddleworth.
The judges, journalist Deborah Orr, novelist David Peace and broadcaster and author Mark Lawson, picked Myers as the author who best represented the "fearless, interrogative" spirit of Burn's writing.
Orr said: "Gordon wrote a lot about people existing in the interstices, finding themselves unable to make the transition from one type of life to another, or making the transition by relying on perversity and brutality. It's that purposeful engagement with the difficulties of leaving a rural life for a town life, each with their own different brutalities, that makes Pig Iron so Burnian."
David Szalay's 'unsparing' All That Man Is wins Gordon Burn prize
Booker-shortlisted author's novel takes £5,000 award for its 'darkly funny, marvellously observant' stories
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Jesse Ball's 'strange and beautiful' Census wins Gordon Burn prize
Judges praise fable inspired by the author's late brother as perfect match for prize's ambition to reward writing 'that dares to enter history'
Sam Byers and Salena Godden shortlisted for the Gordon Burn prize
Six fiction and nonfiction titles are in the running for the £5,000 prize, awarded to a work of 'dazzlingly bold and forward-thinking' literature
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13, Aug, 2021 @9:28 AM
Why it's right that a Jimmy Savile biography won this year's Gordon Burn prize
Rejected by publishers until after Savile's death, Dan Davies's In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile is a courageous account – Burn would have applauded it
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Peter Pomerantsev's study of 'the war against reality' wins Gordon Burn prize
This Is Not Propaganda ranges across the world in its study of disinformation, and reveals how the author's parents struggled as Soviet dissidents
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Hanif Abdurraqib wins the Gordon Burn prize for A Little Devil in America
The poet and essayist's extraordinary collection on Black culture in the US is 'simultaneously a joyous celebration and a crushing reproach'
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Obituary: Versatile chronicler of Britain's seamy side, from serial killers to celebrities and soccer stars
Martin Wainwright
Portico prize winner Benjamin Myers: 'Why bother chasing the big publishers?'
After being turned down by 'every major publisher in London' for his Portico winning novel Beastings, the author says landing the £10,000 prize 'felt like a vindication'
Obituaries 2009: Gordon Burn
The opinionated and lyrical writer who died of cancer, on 17 July, aged 61, is remembered by the Turner Prize-winning artist
In praise of ... Gordon Burn | Editorial
Editorial: For his first book Burn got into the ring with those greats of modern journalism Norman Mailer and Truman Capote and wrote a life story of the Yorkshire Ripper
21, Jul, 2009 @11:05 PM

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Sometimes I'd give my right arm to take a peek at Lee's 'memory' book.
The last time I'd seen it he was serving alongside me aboard Nautilus. It was a kind of journal and scrapbook, already stuffed to the gills with personal observations, newspaper clippings, letters from family and friends, jokes written down on paper napkins, even a few Presidential Citations. Why they were folded up and just shoved into it instead of being framed behind glass is anyone's guess.
So you can imagine my curiosity when his friend Joe Jackson had asked him if he'd written about another (another?)President's personal 'thank you'.
Tension was tight (and classified), as the President was considered essential to the success of the Geneva Peace talks. But he'd fallen while on a good will tour to South America, and had incurred a dangerous hematoma.
Now unconscious, the powers that be decided to transport him to a destroyer, thence to us, (for secrecy) along with the new MG-Q machine and medical team we picked up in Norfolk.
There was just one problem. The MG-Q was a relatively new gadget (designed to dissolve various cancerous growths, and/or blood clots) and operator was up to no good.
I'd been surprised at the time with the scuttlebutt that the Captain had seemed a bit smitten when he welcomed Dr. Laura Rettig aboard. She was attractive I suppose, in a washed out almost masculine way; still, whatever the case, things were far too busy for any romantic inklings to progress any further along that line.
When we listed into an underwater ridge, we managed to damage not only our hull plates, but a very important gear in a very inaccessible place! If we couldn't unjam the thing, we'd have to flood half the boat and the mission would be a bust.
Clark volunteered to traverse the inner recesses to unstick the thing, even if it meant we might have to seal him in and begin the flooding if he couldn't do it within a few minutes. As time ran out it sure looked as if we would have to. Then Lee jumped in, knowing damn well his life might be forfeit too. But he's used to that sort of thing.
The minutes felt like hours as we waited. But finally I had to order the Chief to seal the hatch and open the flood gate. Just as he began to turn the wheel, the pressure needle began to turn back. Success! My boys had freed the jammed gear and Seaview was safe, and able to resume course to our rendezvous.
I made a mental note to myself to recommend both for a commendation for their selflessness.
The mission continue that went without a hitch and the President was lowered by diving bell to us and taken to Sick Bay. It was up to the MG-Q now.
Suddenly the instruments went crazy again, but Lee had already put a tracker code into the computer for future triangulation as to where magnetic interference might originate, and that's where my BFM had come in. Sick Bay!
And so traditional surgery began.
It was successful, and we returned to Norfolk with our Presidential patient. He'd asked to see the Captain after I'd debriefed our Commander in Chief, and spoke to him privately quite a while.
Later I found Lee a bit maudlin after we'd taken leave of him, and were headed to Florida. (We both have a mutual friend there and it was as good an excuse as any for a place to park offshore to give the men a little shore leave (we'd been denied Leave in Norfolk for security reasons) Anyway, I finally convinced Lee to tell me what was wrong.
He shook his head, saying what a 'lousy judge of character he'd been again', hastening to add it was Rettig he meant and not the President.
Of course, I didn't dare tell him I hadn't seen what had interested him in her in the first place, and let him ramble, all the while wondering about that 'again' he'd mentioned. It was the first time that he confided in me regarding a personal matter. (He tended to keep such things bottled up-secure-private) And I was honored, if embarrassed a bit. I'm a private man too. At time I was sure there was no way would I ever tell him about my love life (or lack of it)!
Things have changed since then, though I'm not as open with him as he is with me. Still, I wondered if I should ask him about this latest Presidential 'thank you'. It could be nothing more than Agent Catfish's recipe for fried alligator that she gave us on one of our visits to Florida. Or it could be a thank you for a clandestine operation for national security (Lee has quite a few of those with ONI-still a bone of contention between us).
In the end, I decided not to and am still wondering what lies now in Lee's 'memory book'. Perhaps I should ask Chip. He goes where Angels (and Admiral's) fear to tread, at least regarding Lee.
Lee meeting Dr. Laura Rettig, scientist, spy, and attempted murderess. Poor boy.


The bLU cRU Oceania Cup begins in 2019 and the first on-track task of the season was two days of testing at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit alongside the Official Australian Superbike Test. Two days and eight sessions saw the grid of Yamaha YZF-R15s impress, with the top ten covered by a second and the top 16 within two seconds. A mix of riders led the timesheets after each session, setting the Cup up for an exciting first season.
During the weekend the riders were also introduced to the Oceania Junior Cup team, from Yamaha to the technical team and their coach Damian Cudlin, as well as representatives of every partner involved. They then took to the track and in almost every session, a group of 10 to 14 riders was learning the art of slipstreaming and racecraft.
The action was akin to a mini Moto3™ race, with bunches of 10 and 12 riders having five-lap long drafting chains exciting enough to draw a good few onlookers. By the time the weekend came to a close it was Queensland's Max Gibbons who came out on top, setting a impressive 2:14.735 to take fastest of the day, followed by Carter Thompson (2:14.835), Archie McDonald (2:14.897), New Zealand's Cormac Buchanan (2:14.957), and Angus Grenfell (2:15.082).
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This year's programme offers researchers and students opportunities to focus on six different topics associated with the challenges of the 2030 Agenda: climate, education, healthcare, sustainable communities, urban sustainability and IT security.
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Q: Least Square with quadratic constraint We need to solve the following  least square problem
\begin{align}
    Y=X\theta+W,
\end{align}
with quadratic constraint
\begin{align}
 \theta^TA\theta = 0,
\end{align}
where  the complex matrix $X \in \mathbb{C}^{m\times n}$, the complex vector $Y \in \mathbb{C}^{m\times 1}$, and the real matrix $A \in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$  are given, and $W \in \mathbb{C}^{m\times1}$ is the complex additive white Gaussian noise (zero mean and unit variance). $\theta$ is the parameter to estimate, so basically we need to solve
\begin{equation}
\begin{array}{rrclcl}
\displaystyle \min_{\theta} & {\|Y-X\theta\|^2} \\
\textrm{s.t.} &\theta^TA\theta& = & 0 \\
\end{array}
\end{equation}
in a closed form.
Indeed we try to have some intuition by starting from working on a special case: $m=n=4$, $A =\begin{pmatrix}0_{2\times2}&  a \\ 0_{2\times 2} & 0_{2\times 2}\end{pmatrix}$, where $a = \begin{pmatrix}0&  1 \\ -1 & 0\end{pmatrix}$.  By employing Lagrange multipliers we have
\begin{align}
    -2X^HY+2X^HX\theta+\lambda \begin{pmatrix}0_{2\times2}&  a \\ -a & 0_{2\times 2}\end{pmatrix}\theta &= 0\nonumber \\
     \theta^T\begin{pmatrix}0_{2\times2}&  a \\ 0_{2\times 2} & 0_{2\times 2}\end{pmatrix}\theta &= 0
\end{align}
Did we do something wrong? Can anyone help us? Thanks a lot!

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Court throws out case due to unlawful interrogation
A Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court throws out an accused's confession because police violated his rights.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
Published: NOVEMBER 7, 2012 23:27
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(photo credit: REUTERS/Chip East)
A Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court decision to throw out an accused's confession on the grounds that the police had violated his rights – by declining to explain them to him and by telling him he would be freed only if he confessed – was announced by the court on Wednesday.
The decision itself, regarding Moshe Cholaker's confession, was issued last Thursday.
According to the indictment, in Lod on March 16, 2010, the accused stripped off his pants and displayed himself publicly in a sexually indecent manner in front of nearby minors.
These allegations were based on a confession made by the accused to police during his interrogation.
However, the defense later denied the confession and claimed that Cholaker only confessed because he was told that if he refused to, he would be held indefinitely, whereas if he confessed he would be freed.
In addition, the accused claimed that when he was initially questioned he was not informed of his rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to legal representation.
Cholaker said that his confession was given to a second investigator, after the first had convinced him to confess; and that only the second discussion was recorded by the police.
The state argued that there was only one transcript and one interrogation, and that the transcript showed no irregularities.
However, the court found the accused's version more believable because there were irregularities prior to the interrogation.
The arresting officer admitted that he did not fill out an initial report regarding the arrest, and could not explain why. This officer also admitted that the one report which he did prepare regarding the arrest, was prepared hours later than usual, but he was unable to explain why.
The court surmised that the delay in preparing the report occurred because the officer did in fact perform an improper, off-the-record interrogation in which he pressured Cholaker to confess in the later interrogation.
Since the accused expressed no doubt about his version of events and the officer said he could not remember or really specifically deny the account, the judge declared the confession inadmissible.
Although technically the state could still try to convict the accused with other evidence, the loss of the confession undermines the heart of the state's case and leaves the police open too serious criticism.


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Photo submitted Maple leaf forever The Canadian squad, including WMSC alumni Stefanie Fleckenstein and Jack Crawford, captured the team event at the FIS Junior World Championships in Sweden on March 12.
A pair of Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) alumni helped Canada top the podium at the Junior World Championships team event in Are, Sweden, on March 12.
Stefanie Fleckenstein and Jack Crawford teamed up with Jeffrey Read and Ali Nullmeyer to defeat top-ranked Austria in the finals. The third-seeded Canadians had edged Poland, knocked off Sweden and nipped Germany en route to the championship round.
Individually, Crawford was tantalizingly close to adding to his medal collection, taking fourth-place finishes in both downhill and giant slalom events.
Crawford, meanwhile, posted a top result of 14th in the alpine combined.
Nullmeyer claimed a silver in slalom, placing just 0.09 seconds back of winner Camille Rast of Switzerland. Fellow Canadian Sam Mulligan took fourth in the men's super-G and Read placed in the top 15 in four separate races in Sweden.
Full results are online at www.fis-ski.com.
Squamish's Chris Robanske teamed up with Vernon's Kevin Hill to hit the podium at the FIS Snowboard World Championships at Sierra Nevada, Spain on March 12.
In the relay-style boardercross team event, the first-ever at the world championships, Robanske crossed the line behind American Nick Baumgartner and Spaniard Lucas Eguibar.
"It's been the hardest year of my life on the tour. Things haven't been clicking, not going well. I had bad luck, kind of a little bit of everything," Robanske said in a release. "I told myself: 'We will be attacking [today], giving everything we have.' So we took that, we believed in our team which is behind us, and today it worked."
To this point in the season, Robanske had a season-best ninth in Feldberg, Germany, in February. In the individual boardercross event in Spain, he placed 42nd.
The World Cup season will wrap up in Veysonnaz, Switzerland later this month.
Meanwhile, Laurie Blouin, of Stoneham, Que., earned slopestyle gold, impressing the judges with tricks like a cab double underflip and a frontside 50-50 180 out.
"I'm pretty happy. It's been just an incredible week here," she said in a release. "I didn't expect it, you don't want to be too sure of yourself. But I worked so hard, and that just proved to me that the work that I did was worth it."
It was Blouin's best-ever result, topping her previous best of second on the World Cup tour in Seiser Alm, Italy earlier this season.
Francis Jobin was the top Canadian on the men's side in 11th.
Mark McMorris continued his comeback story at the X Games in Oslo, Norway on March 11.
After suffering a broken femur last season, Regina's McMorris has recovered and won the big air event at the X Games, landing a backside triple cork 1620 switch to nail down a score of 85.00 to snare the win. He edged out fellow Canadian Max Parrot of Bromont, Que., who was just one point back in second.
On the women's side, Spencer O'Brien of Courtenay placed fifth.
Meanwhile, Sebastian Toutant came up big on his second slopestyle run on March 10.
The native of l'Assomption, Que., stomped his second run to score an 84.00 to earn a snowboard slopestyle bronze behind winner Sven Throgren of Sweden and Stale Sandbech of Norway. His impressive run included a cab 1260 nose grab, a backside 1440 mute and frontside double cork 1080.
McMorris placed sixth and Bromont, Que.'s Max Parrot took eighth.
The Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club (WBFSC) was well represented at the Canadian National Junior Championships for moguls at Le Relais, Que., on March 10 and 11.
Eleven local skiers attended, with nine coming from the WBFSC and two from the Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Development Program also getting the call.
Maya Mikkelsen, competing in the women's U14 category, narrowly missed the podium in both the moguls and dual moguls events with fourth-place finishes in both. Cassidy Butterworth and Lynette Conn hit the top 10 in single moguls, taking sixth and eighth, respectively, while Butterworth was also sixth in the dual moguls.
As for the U16s, Jessica Linton and Raine Haziza were sixth and seventh, respectively, in both events, while Ava Dunham suffered an injury in training and sat out.
On the men's side, Oscar Van Dongen took a fourth-place finish in the dual moguls while Philip Kang placed ninth. In single moguls, Kang was sixth while Van Dongen was eighth.
Owen Ternoway, celebrating his 18th birthday over the weekend, placed 18th in both events in his division.
Complete results are available at www.freestylecanada.ski.
Former WMSC skier Charley Field didn't quite put together the runs she'd hoped for at the NCAA Championships at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, N.H., on the weekend.
The Pembertonian, representing the University of Alaska-Anchorage (UAA), was 31st in the slalom and did not finish the giant slalom.
As a team, UAA finished 11th overall. The University of Utah eked out the win over University of Colorado and University of Denver.


SYDNEY (AP) — Fast bowler Sean Abbott, who bowled the bouncer that resulted in the death of batsman Phil Hughes, has been named Australia's young cricketer of the year.
The 22-year-old Abbott, who made his one-day and Twenty20 debuts for Australia in October, received the award, named for Sir Don Bradman, at a ceremony Tuesday. Phil Hughes won the Bradman award in 2009.
Abbott was bowling for New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia on Nov. 25 when his short-pitched delivery struck Hughes on the neck. Hughes lost consciousness and died two days later in hospital.
Steve Smith, who has been Australia's captain in the absence of Michael Clarke, won the Allan Border Medal as the overall player of the year and was named test and one-day international player of the year.


Our latest science experiments for kids is all about leaves! We used colored water to observe how liquids move through the leaves of plants. This post also includes a free printable recording sheet.
1. Start by taking a walk outdoors and collecting various leaves.
2. Snip off the bottom of each leaf stem. Then place each leaf in a glass filled about a third of the way with water.
4. Observe the leaves closely. (You can use a magnifying glass if you have one.) Record your observations of how they look on Day 1 of the experiment.
5. Observe them for the next two days. Be sure to record your observations in the correct area on your observation sheet.
You should notice the red color move slowly through the leaf.
Here's a close-up of one leaf over three days.
Try out this fun leaf experiment to find out why leaves change color.
Use leaves to make leaf prints.
Make some leaf rubbings to compare the shapes and patterns of leaves.
Do a similar experiment using celery.
Use a leaf as your canvas for artwork.
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I used to do this when I was a kid! So cool!
We experimented with white flowers and used red green blue and yellow food coloring. Children loved it.
If you take a white carnation and split the stem so that you can put one stem in a color and the other stem in another…..you get a true WOW moment.
I love this experiment – very clever!
Neat! We've done this experiment with flowers before, but not leaves. We'll have to put that on our list of things for this summer. Thanks for sharing at the after school link party.


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Q: jQuery - issue trying to correctly use $(this)
I'm trying to use jQuery to go through each div with result-sold as a class.
scan through the 2 list items within them,
If the first list item is: "available online"
and the second is: "Not available in stores."
Then select that second li and delete it.

if you take $(this) out it will work - except on EVERY second list item across the page.

Using itsgoingdown's answer + an edit I have:

However it's removing "Temporarily Sold Out" from "Not Available in Stores" in stead of "Available in stores".

A: I am not aware if the $ function can be chained like that, but I expect not. The correct way to limit a selector to elements in a particular parent is to pass that parent as the second argument:
$( "ul li:nth-child(2)", this )

Since you need to filter by text as well, why not do it all in one step and get rid of the each also. something like:
$('div.result-sold li:contains("Available Online") + li:contains("Not Available In Stores")')
  .css("list-style-image","none");

A: You can use this:
 $('div.result-sold').each(function() {

 if($(this).find('li:contains("Available online")').length>0 &&
    $(this).find('li:contains("Available online")').next('li:contains("Not Available in stores")').length>0){

        $(this).find('li:contains(Not Available in stores)').css("list-style-image","none");

       }
  });

In each div.result-sold if contains element with Available online text,which next element contains text Not Available in stores, then apply this css to the element containing Not Available in stores (remove list image)
Second part of the question, should check for exact text in if condition:
$('div.result-sold').each(function() {

 if($(this).find('li:contains("Temporarily Sold Out Online")').length>0 &&
     $(this).find('li:contains("Temporarily Sold Out Online")').next().text()==="Available in stores"){

         $(this).find('li:contains("Temporarily Sold Out Online")').remove();
   }
});

Check the snippet below

$('div.result-sold').each(function() {

  if ($(this).find('li:contains("Available online")').length > 0 &&
    $(this).find('li:contains("Available online")').next('li:contains("Not Available in stores")').length > 0) {

    console.log("g");
    $(this).find('li:contains(Not Available in stores)').css("list-style-type", "none");

  }
});

Available online

Not Available in stores

Available online

In stock

Available online

Not Available in stores


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import { IThemeService, registerThemingParticipant, ITheme, ICssStyleCollector } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
import { registerColor, contrastBorder } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
import { IWorkbenchContribution } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
import { IPartService, Parts } from 'vs/workbench/services/part/common/partService';
import { IDebugService, State } from 'vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug';
import { IWorkspaceContextService, WorkbenchState } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
import { STATUS_BAR_NO_FOLDER_BACKGROUND, STATUS_BAR_NO_FOLDER_FOREGROUND, STATUS_BAR_BACKGROUND, Themable, STATUS_BAR_FOREGROUND, STATUS_BAR_NO_FOLDER_BORDER, STATUS_BAR_BORDER } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
import { addClass, removeClass } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';

// colors for theming

export const STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_BACKGROUND = registerColor('statusBar.debuggingBackground', {
	dark: '#CC6633',
	light: '#CC6633',
	hc: '#CC6633'
}, localize('statusBarDebuggingBackground', "Status bar background color when a program is being debugged. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window"));

export const STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_FOREGROUND = registerColor('statusBar.debuggingForeground', {
	dark: STATUS_BAR_FOREGROUND,
	light: STATUS_BAR_FOREGROUND,
	hc: STATUS_BAR_FOREGROUND
}, localize('statusBarDebuggingForeground', "Status bar foreground color when a program is being debugged. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window"));

export const STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_BORDER = registerColor('statusBar.debuggingBorder', {
	dark: STATUS_BAR_BORDER,
	light: STATUS_BAR_BORDER,
	hc: STATUS_BAR_BORDER
}, localize('statusBarDebuggingBorder', "Status bar border color separating to the sidebar and editor when a program is being debugged. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window"));

export class StatusBarColorProvider extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContribution {

	constructor(
		@IThemeService themeService: IThemeService,
		@IDebugService private debugService: IDebugService,
		@IWorkspaceContextService private contextService: IWorkspaceContextService,
		@IPartService private partService: IPartService
	) {
		super(themeService);

		this.registerListeners();
	}

	private registerListeners(): void {
		this.toUnbind.push(this.debugService.onDidChangeState(state => this.updateStyles()));
		this.toUnbind.push(this.contextService.onDidChangeWorkbenchState(state => this.updateStyles()));
	}

	protected updateStyles(): void {
		super.updateStyles();

		const container = this.partService.getContainer(Parts.STATUSBAR_PART);
		if (this.isDebugging()) {
			addClass(container, 'debugging');
		} else {
			removeClass(container, 'debugging');
		}

		container.style.backgroundColor = this.getColor(this.getColorKey(STATUS_BAR_NO_FOLDER_BACKGROUND, STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_BACKGROUND, STATUS_BAR_BACKGROUND));
		container.style.color = this.getColor(this.getColorKey(STATUS_BAR_NO_FOLDER_FOREGROUND, STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_FOREGROUND, STATUS_BAR_FOREGROUND));

		const borderColor = this.getColor(this.getColorKey(STATUS_BAR_NO_FOLDER_BORDER, STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_BORDER, STATUS_BAR_BORDER)) || this.getColor(contrastBorder);
		container.style.borderTopWidth = borderColor ? '1px' : null;
		container.style.borderTopStyle = borderColor ? 'solid' : null;
		container.style.borderTopColor = borderColor;
	}

	private getColorKey(noFolderColor: string, debuggingColor: string, normalColor: string): string {

		// Not debugging
		if (!this.isDebugging()) {
			if (this.contextService.getWorkbenchState() !== WorkbenchState.EMPTY) {
				return normalColor;
			}

			return noFolderColor;
		}

		// Debugging
		return debuggingColor;
	}

	private isDebugging(): boolean {
		if (this.debugService.state === State.Inactive || this.debugService.state === State.Initializing) {
			return false;
		}

		if (this.isRunningWithoutDebug()) {
			return false;
		}

		return true;
	}

	private isRunningWithoutDebug(): boolean {
		const process = this.debugService.getViewModel().focusedProcess;

		return process && process.configuration && process.configuration.noDebug;
	}
}

registerThemingParticipant((theme: ITheme, collector: ICssStyleCollector) => {
	const statusBarItemDebuggingForeground = theme.getColor(STATUS_BAR_DEBUGGING_FOREGROUND);
	if (statusBarItemDebuggingForeground) {
		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench > .part.statusbar.debugging > .statusbar-item .mask-icon { background-color: ${statusBarItemDebuggingForeground} !important; }`);
	}
});

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Sometimes I don't know what to write.
I've made it a regular habit for me, a muscle that needs to be regularly exercised, and I have felt myself growing stronger as a writer. I even keep a list of topics I want to write about. But sometimes I just stare at the list, and stare at the screen or page, and I'm stumped.
It isn't like writer's block, where the writer is stymied, not knowing what direction to take a story. It's more like a lack of current inspiration. I have plenty to write about, but I like to be in a particular mood or frame of mind when I sit down and put pen to paper, or fingertips to keyboard. I like to feel the anger, the sadness, the loneliness, or the love when I put words down.
Today, though, I just feel here. Not numb, not apathetic, not empty, just present.
The old man at a nearby table is scraping frosting off of a plate with his fingers, the last sugary remnants of his cinnamon roll. In my mind, he snuck out this morning for a treat, and his wife can't find out because it's bad for his diabetes.
A woman overdressed for winter (it's 40 degrees out and she's dressed like it's below zero in thick coat, hat, scarf, gloves, snow pants) is devouring a triple-berry muffin, and she can't stop talking about it, loudly. "Oh, this is delicious! I had no idea you guys made muffins like this! This is the best thing I've ever eaten!" She's not talking to anyone, and in my mind, she's maybe talking to the ghost of a loved one, someone who's been gone for months but who follows her around and only the woman can see the ghost.
A petite young blonde woman has one side of the restaurant to herself. She has an adorable little blonde baby girl with pink cheeks, and the woman is feeding her small spoonfuls of baby food. She looks at her daughter with such love and affection, like that little baby is her entire universe, like she can't remember what the world was like a year ago when that child didn't exist. In my mind, she has a husband far off somewhere, perhaps in the Middle East, and she's working hard to keep everything together.
I realize that I'm doing it again, and I smile to myself. I am always making up stories about those around me, turning simple events into life dramas. It happens unbidden. And when I realize it's happening I smile.
I take a sip of my coffee, something billed as a Peruvian Medium Roast, and the bitterness on my tongue is delicious. I look outside. It's just below freezing and snow is falling loosely, haphazardly. It's clinging to every surface, from tree branches and roofs to car bumpers and sidewalks. The sky is the same color as the snow, a rich, thick, opaque white, and only the colors of things offset it–the browns of tree trunks, the reds of trucks, the tans of buildings–everything else is white. It is its own kind of beautiful, but it brings with it a sadness, a longing for the sun. I think of my clients and how their depressive tendencies increase in a winter like this, and how the problems all seem to go away or diminish when the whiteness in the sky gets softer and the blue shows.
My eyes turn back to the flashing cursor on the empty computer screen. I remember a trick I learned when I was back in high school. The teacher talked about how the best way to get started on an essay or assignment was to just start working on it. You can always go back and change something later, but just beginning a project can inspire ideas and motivation.
The blonde woman uses a spoon to wipe dribbled baby food off her baby's chin.
The man literally licks his plate clean.
And I, smiling, place my fingers on my keyboard and begin to type.


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Writing The TJ & Dave Book (#8): A Wonderful Time in the Neighborhood
FROM MY JOURNAL (APRIL, 2013):
For almost every day of almost the last year, when I sit down to type, TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi's voices come out of my fingertips. I am doing what David would call "the impossible." (Yes, even in my thoughts, often his phrases replace my own more often than I'd care to admit.) Mr. Pasquesi's "impossible" is performing TJ & Dave in Rome or to packed houses for over a decade every Wednesday at 11pm or in a 1,500 seat venue in New York City. The impossible I'm talking about is writing their book with them from the woods of New England in my cozy home office, which seats only one. Two, if you count the dog, who keeps loyal sentinel under my desk as my much-appreciate foot warmer.
I've been hacking away at this book gig so long that my heart hardly lurches at all anymore when my phone reads "David Pasquesi" or "TJ Jagodowski" announcing a text or in-coming call. We've been at it so long they don't launch into impromptu performances anymore during our conference calls, like they used to in our early days together when it often felt like I was gifted with my own private TJ & Dave show. (Though in all fairness, recently Dave did a Frankenstein imitation that made me giggle so much that he did it again. He's generous enough to satisfy my cheap laughs.) I've seen enough TJ & Dave shows to be critical … though I do tend to follow the scale of one extraordinarily loyal fan who says he classifies their shows from merely "Great" to flat-out "Excellent."
Still after all this time of stewing in their juices (a distasteful phrase that came from my disgusting mouth, not David's and certainly not TJ's), they catch me unawares. As they tend to do us all. And after all the hundreds of hours I've poured into writing about their theories and practical approaches to improvisation, there are still times I sit in the TJ & Dave audience and forget. I forget to be analytical. I forget to log examples for the book. I forget to try to peek under the hood. I forget to resist the fall into the miasma of audience groupmind while we are watching, slack-jawed, as the show blossoms in real time before our eyes. Watching the impossible made possible by TJ & Dave.
One such show was a warm Sunday evening at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York. The previous night, I had seen their show with a posse of friends. (It was "merely" great.) But that night it was just me and 198 other people, a few of them familiar TV faces. Most of them eager nerds of improvisation like myself. But only I had spent a few remarkable hours earlier that day holed up in an Air BnB studio apartment decorated with a for-show-only snowboard and an almost certainly also for-show-only hanging Buddha sculpture, as TJ and David waxed philosophically about improvisation and life (and
TJ & Dave
(Barrow St. Theater, April 2013)
Photo credit: Pam Victor
pretended the amply hooded lamp was an electric chair helmet). Then in a hidden garden in Soho, Dave and I sat on a bench talking about nothing while watching TJ smoke and watch people nearby. Then TJ and I stood together on a Manhattan street corner, theorizing about what the chihuahua and the greyhound were thinking as they convened outside the coffeehouse where Dave was buying a café americano and chatting in Italian to a Roman chef he somehow procured.
And yet just a handful of hours later as the lights rose again after that TJ & Dave show and the audience applauded madly, I sat dumb in my chair, frozen with apprehension and intimidation. It was one of those shows that went beyond Excellent on the scale, straight into world of Impossibly Magical. How would I, a mere mortal, ever face these two men? Who was I to think I could get their process of wizardry down into mere squiggles on a page? What if this job of writing their book was not Pasquesi-"impossible" but really, truly impossible? The audience began to rustle and make its way out of the theater, and I robotically followed because I had to, not because I wanted to. I was embarrassed by my false bravado and intimidated by their actual, real deal greatness. But then I figured, "Fuck it." All I have to do is stand up and take a step. Just like they taught me. Just like they did that night on the stage. Just like all three of us were doing with this book, with blind faith and trust that the next step won't land us in a pile of chihuahua shit. Or worse, greyhound shit.
Later that night in a quiet moment in a selective crowd in a small bar, I asked David how he thought the show went. "It was in the neighborhood," he replied nonchalantly. I knew he meant the neighborhood of Greatness, the impossible brass ring he and TJ always are aiming to grasp. "It was in the neighborhood," he repeated with a small shrug.
The Zen of Improv series here:
The latest is about the self-flagellation we do after a show,
The Should Could Would Game.
Pam Victor is the co-author of the newly released "Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book" along with TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi. Pam writes (and performs) the Geeking Out with... interview series and The Zen of Improv series as well as mostly humorous, mostly true essays and reviews of books, movies, and tea on the blog "My Nephew is a Poodle." Pam is the founding member of The Ha-Ha's, and she produces The Happier Valley Comedy Show. Currently, Pam teaches "The Zen of Improv Comedy" and "Mindfulness Through Laughter" in Western Massachusetts.
Labels: Writing The TJ & Dave Book, Writing The TJ & Dave Book (#8): A Wonderful Time in the Neighborhood
Ismael "Smiley" Alfaro April 23, 2015 at 1:40 PM
The book is awesome, and I'm loving it. I had the pleasure of bumping into TJ & Dave after show they performed at the Dallas Comedy Festival. I found myself stumbling and stammering to make a coherent thought come out of my mouth. But they were gracious. And listened (imagine that) to my babbling. I relate to your feeling of being in the midst of greatness, because, as a fellow improviser, I truly was in the presence of greatness. I send them random messages thinking one day, I will cross over from stammering fan, to possible friendship. Maybe I'll send you a friend request so I can fan-stalk you as well...
Thank you for your effort with the book. You will have helped reveal improvisation to a new generation of performers from two of the best.


Determining the cost of cooling and heating is quite difficult, because it's really not as simple as just figuring out what you spend per month on power. That's really only a small piece of the puzzle.
Poorly planned climate control is an expensive mistake.
If you want to do it properly, you also need to consider the initial outlay for your heater or airconditioner, installation costs, maintenance costs, peak and off-peak electricity rates, the cost of gas or firewood, and how often you use the system.
1. How much you pay per kilowatt hour for electricity. Your most recent electricity bill should tell you this. If you are on a plan that provides peak and off-peak rates, you need to calculate these figures separately.
2. How many kilowatts the airconditioner or heater uses. If it's a 2000W appliance, that's 2 kilowatts. You can find the rated power consumption for your aircon or electric heater either by checking in the manual, or on the manufacturer's website.
3. How many hours you use it for over a set period. In this instance, we'll say a year.
You also need to remember that the energy used by your airconditioner or heater might vary vastly between full-power and economy modes. If you only ever use low-power mode, you would calculate for the amount in kilowatts that your appliance uses in that mode. If you use gas, you can adapt the above equation to calculate how many units of gas you use, and how much that costs.
Every degree you change your air conditioning has an impact on your power bill. The recognised and recommended temperature to set your thermostat to is 24° Celsius, and every degree you move under that can actually add up to 15% to your running costs as well as require more maintenance.
Also, every time you adjust the temperature it requires electricity to respond, so you should pick a temperature and stick with it. If your airconditioner has an economy mode, using that may drastically improve your energy consumption. You should also close any curtains or blinds you have, to prevent unwelcome heat gain or loss.
It is also important to match the capacity of the unit to the capacity of your room. If the unit is too big for the room, it will use an excessive amount of energy. Similarly, if the unit is too small, it will also use an excessive amount of energy as well as struggle to deal with temperature extremes. Possibly the best ways to spend less on electricity is to install photovoltaic solar panels on your roof, and generate your own electricity. Solar panels work best on sunny days, and are an ideal way to offset your airconditioner usage.
Every air conditioner made in or imported to Australia since 1987 is subject to Minimum Energy Performance Standards (or MEPS), which is a system that works to ensure that only the most efficient products are available to the Australian market.
In April 2010, new labelling requirements came into play and air conditioners and heaters can now hold up to a 10 star rating. Heating systems also come with energy efficiency labels.
Ceiling fans offer an energy-efficient option for keeping your home feeling up to eight degrees cooler during summer. Most ceiling fans only use about the same amount of power as a 60W light bulb (compared to an average air conditioner at 2000W). This also makes ceiling fans very affordable to run, typically costing less than one cent per hour.
If you still prefer airconditioning, you can further reduce your power bills by using ceiling fans in tandem with air conditioning. This technique can reduce air conditioning bills by up to 40% - although obviously it's going to cost considerably more to install and maintain both technologies.


unless you think they do.
I am always on time actually, unless something really bad happens and i m caught in it.
People should be more punctual.
I rather be early then late actually.
Love this view, it just seems peaceful and serene.
This is the Garden Villa, located in Ipoh.
It's really nice and the interior has a british feel to it.
We used it for one of the programs.
It's a heritage building by the way.
I like to look at the clouds. It gives a sense of freedom and flexibility.
I think clouds are one of my favorite things in the world.
Apparently you can dispense rabbits nowadays.
And yours truly right here, tired and ugly!
haha.. i want to dispense rabbits too!


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Lt. Gaeta wonders: Was it suicide or murder?
So, in the spirit of the British tradition of horror stories on Christmas Eve (think of all those ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in Dickens' A Christmas Carol), our latest webisode installment, The Face of the Enemy # 5 brings us yet another murder mystery Lieutenant Felix Gaeta had better solve and quick, or he might be the next victim. That is, if he isn't the killer himself. Read the rest of this entry ?
An Eight model tells Lt. Gaeta she's got a secret plan for getting home.
Note: This webisode review covers both Webisode 3 and 4. Read the rest of this entry ?
Lt. Hoshi (Brad Dryborough)'s plea to rescue his missing crewman and boyfriend Lt. Felix Gaeta makes Col. Tigh (Michael Hogan)'s heart grow two sizes too big.
What would you do if you had 20 hours left before all your oxygen ran out?
The second installment of the "Face of the Enemy" webisodes, which premiered Dec. 12, has our characters deal with this question. It then also introduces us to what seems to be a secret in Felix Gaeta's recent past. Read the rest of this entry ?
Alessandro Juliani as Lt. Felix Gaeta in the webisode series "The Face of the Enemy", which premiered Dec. 12. In part one, he already looks a lot less tidy than seen here.
So for those of us who have been dying for even some scraps of BSG goodness, our wishes came true with the premiere of "The Face of the Enemy," ten short "webisodes" that focus on one storyline starring Alessandro Juliani and featuring Grace Park.
I dropped by one of my favourite magazine shops this evening and was thrilled to see Battlestar Galactica on not one but two magazine covers! One is the February 2009 issue of Sci Fi (official mag of Sci Fi Channel) and the other is TV Zone from the UK, Special #81, almost exclusively devoted to BSG.
I've been disappointed that there hasn't been more magazine coverage of BSG, since I have such fond memories of leafing through magazines like Starlog and Famous Monsters as a kid, eager for the latest news on whatever science fiction show or movie I was into at the time, including the original Battlestar Galactica. Back then, magazines were the only source of information for most fans and each monthly issue was savoured and examined in detail. Even I don't buy many magazines anymore, but I've wondered why "Grey's Anatomy" and "Heroes" warrant their own magazines and BSG does not.
Ah well, the publicity machine is cranking up again, just in time for it all to end. I'll be spending more time cruising the magazine aisle. Which is a good thing, except only for my wallet.
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Компактная костная ткань (компактное вещество) — один из двух типов костной ткани, формирующих кость. Обеспечивает поддерживающую, защитную функции кости, служит хранилищем химических элементов.

Компактное вещество формирует корковый слой большинства костей. Оно значительно плотнее, тяжелее и прочнее губчатого вещества. Компактная костная ткань составляет около 80 % общей массы человеческого скелета. Первичной структурно-функциональной единицей компактного вещества является остеон.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Netter, Frank H. (1987), Musculoskeletal system: anatomy, physiology, and metabolic disorders. Summit, New Jersey: Ciba-Geigy Corporation ISBN 0-914168-88-6

Остеология
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We would like to thank all of the participating artists and private lenders to the exhibition, as well as the countless individuals and organizations who contributed to the exhibition with interviews, documents, photographs, and more.
We would also like to thank the following individuals for their generous assistance: Lisa Kim & Kate Gavriel, Two Trees Management Company; Wynn Kramarsky, Anna Kramarsky & Rachel Nackman, About Drawing; Dove Bradshaw; Ann Brandwein, Gene Gaddis, Patricia Hickson & Edward Russo, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art; James Rondeau, Art Institute of Chicago; Martha Wilson, Franklin Furnace; Andrea Miller Keller; Michael McAuliffe; Roger Ramsay; and Megan Govin.
We are also grateful to the following galleries for their assistance with this project: David Zwirner Gallery; Feature Inc.; Hal Bromm Gallery; James Graham & Sons; Klemens Gasser and Tanja Grunert, Inc.; Lennon Weinberg Gallery; Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects; Margarete Roeder Gallery; Paula Cooper Gallery; Spencer Brownstone Gallery; and Sundaram Tagore Gallery.
* Video excerpt of artist Ted Victoria's "Double Edge, 1986 / Double Edge Redux, 2011 / Blade" (1986-2011, Lens, halogen bulbs, timing motors, mirrors, and Wilkinson double edge razor blade, 20 x 20 x 5 inches). Work included in "Julian Pretto Gallery" exhibition.
* 13 Artists in the Studio: Gail Fitzgerald. Video interview, Produced by Gerry Snyder & Michael St. John, Edited by Ted Flaxman, Mass Productions, 1996.
* Artist John Zinsser on Gail Fitzgerald's Exhibition at Julian Pretto Gallery, 103 Sullivan Street, New York, NY. Video excerpt from Art Today, May 1990 issue.
* Introduction: The Fine Arts Building. Lives: Exhibition and Catalogue Organized by Jeffrey Deitch, The Fine Arts Building, 105 Hudson Street, New York, NY, November 29 – December 20, 1975. 98 Bowery web site, by Marc H. Miller.


You may remember Beth's enthusiasm for her first pair of decent approach shoes in a review she posted here a while back and she's not the only hill walker I know who's moved from the stout boots that we were all brought up to wear for walking to the much lighter option of the approach shoe.
Think of approach shoes as a hybrid of the sole from a walking boot and an upper from a pair of your comfy slipper like trainers.
And if I has to describe them more briefly it would be "a trainer on steroids".
Strictly speaking this is my second pair of approach shoes. My first were made by Meindl and they were fine as far as they went but I always found they pinched a bit and they turned out to be better as a cycling shoe.
That put me off the approach shoe thing so I went back to my old favourite, Hi-Tec boots, for the next few pair of walking shoes. Hi-Tec have their critics but for me they scored in two significant ways: they are very reasonably priced and their lasts seemed to match my fairly broad feet.
However the last pair of shoes I bought from them pinched and they're not getting any better so I started to look around for something else. I hate shoe shopping (actually I hate clothes shopping in general) but we were in our local branch of Nevisports and I came across these Merrell All Out Blaze Vent shoes so I tried them on and liked them straight away.
They felt good on my feet, nice and wide with good arch support. The tread, in the usual Vibram®, looked convincing and they were Gore-Tex® lined. I confess that the tart in me also liked the olive green colour.
I've just got back from my second outing in them and they've proved every bit as good as I hoped. They were comfortable to walk in and although I did slither a bit in some mud (as did Beth in her shoes) the grip didn't let me down when it mattered in a tricky scramble - the sort of rocks where I rather think my Hi-Tec's would have had some problems.
So that's down to those soles. As you probably know Vibram is a broad church - they make a lot of different soles in a lot of different compounds. This one is TC5+ apparently and I think they're on to a winner.
And all in all I'm very happy with them thus far. I'm sure they'll be available from your nearest good walking shop (I paid £93 for my pair of size 10.5's) or failing that you can also buy them from Amazon with free returns on some sizes.


I\'m even more worried that saying I blew the money at the VLT\'s and on scratch tickets is not valid and that I will be literally left out in the cold.
Recognizing that you have a gambling problem (or any other kind of addiction/obsessive behaviour) is the first step to correcting the problem. I also think it is the most difficult step so at least give yourself credit for "stepping up" to the plate and taking a swing at it.
The next step is to find a counsellor to help you beat the problem. If you're addicted then you have to teach yourself to never gamble again. It will take an effort of will power and self-discipiline, but it can be done.
Once you've begun a counseling/treatment progam you should contact a trustee to review you options. Depending on your income and financial situation, you may have alternatives other than bankruptcy to consider.
If you do decide to file bankruptcy, you need to know that you will likely have to appear in Court and demonstrate to the Court that you have the problem under control before they will alow you to be discharged (released from bankruptcy).
Good luck sorting this out – it can be done. The next step is to make sure you've got your problem under control.


Apple won't monetize customers' data even if it would make "a ton of money," CEO Cook says, while rejecting criticism that iPhones are built in China.
Apple CEO Tim Cook criticized Facebook's treatment of users' privacy in an interview set to air next week.
In a jab at Facebook, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the gadget giant purposely chose not to make "a ton of money" off its customers' data and that Facebook failed to effectively regulate itself, prompting a need for government intervention.
"I think the best regulation is no regulation, is self-regulation," Cook said. "However, I think we're beyond that here."
Cook spoke to MSNBC's Chris Hayes and Recode's Kara Swisher in a collaborative interview set to air next week. Several snippets of the interview were disclosed Wednesday by Recode.
Facebook has faced a spiraling scandal for more than a week since The Guardian and The New York Times published accounts of how Cambridge Analytica, a digital consultancy hired by the Trump presidential campaign, improperly mined personal details from millions of Facebook users without their permission.
Apple makes the vast majority of its revenue by selling its devices to consumers.
"The truth is, we could make a ton of money if we monetized our customer -- if our customer was our product. We've elected not to do that," he said.
In other comments, Cook rejected the notion that Apple builds its devices overseas.
"We are building things in the United States. ... It's not true that iPhone isn't built in the United States," Cook said in the interview, scheduled to air on MSNBC on Friday, April 6 at 5 p.m. PT.
People fixate on the final assembly in China, but he noted the device's components, design and assembly come from various places.
Apple didn't immediately respond to a message seeking additional comment.


Sandy was born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, and is a graduate of Battleground Academy and Centre College in Danville, KY. After college, he worked for both corporate and private firms in Hospitality Management, and even owned his own restaurant in Downtown Franklin, Tennessee.
Sandy began working at Tarkington & Harwell in 2008, and specializes in commercial property management, sales, and leasing in both Nashville and Murfreesboro.
Sandy and his wife Susan live in College Grove with their dogs and farm animals.


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Greek workers stage second nationwide strike
Originally Published / Thursday, 11 Mar 2010
Greece - Workers also took to the streets in February
Some 23,000 people have marched in Athens to protest cuts in civil servants' income, tax hikes, a pension freeze and plans to raise the retirement age.
The 24-hour strike by Greek public and private sector workers grounded flights, shut schools and halted public transport.
It is the second nationwide walkout in two weeks in protest against austerity plans.
Most Greeks believe that, despite the protests, the cash-strapped government will press ahead with the €4.8bn austerity package agreed last week.
The strike, organised by unions representing half of the country's 5m strong workforce, also saw the postponement of the publication of GDP and unemployment data.
There was no news on television and radio as journalists went on strike, and bank employees, firemen, tax collectors and even some police officers were also among those marching.
The level of participation in the strike and protests will be watched closely outside Greece. EU policymakers, rating agencies and financial markets welcomed the latest measures but want to see them implemented quickly and smoothly.
Officials and unions gave widely diverging estimates of participation in the strikes. Interior ministry officials said about 15% of civil servants had walked out, while their union put the level at over 65%.
Participation in the marches through Athens was slightly higher than in the previous nationwide strike on 24 February but not huge by Greek standards.
Last week's package, aimed at reassuring markets that Athens can handle a €300bn debt mountain, came just five months after the socialists won an election on a promise to help the poor deal with Greece's first recession in 16 years.
The government blames the last administration, accusing it of concealing the extent of Greece's debt problem.
Groups from taxi drivers to refuse collectors have stepped up protests in recent weeks, while unions are preparing further action in April and May.
Papandreou plays down bailout talk


DALTON, GA, March 10, 2007—Karastan is recognized in fashion circles as a category leader and continually demonstrates its commitment to high style by participating in celebrity events. One such event is Elle Décor's Dining by Design in New York City—a lavish affair where designers, celebrities, and the who's who of fashion convene for a night of style, excitement and spirited collaboration. Starring at the event are over-the-top table environments created by some of today's biggest names, such as Waterford, Ralph Lauren, Lexus, Coach—and of course, Karastan.
Elle Décor's Dining by Design fundraiser is a national event, held annually to benefit the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA). Karastan has participated in the event for the past three years, and for this, the 10th anniversary, the company's theme was "Make a Statement". To bring the concept to life, Karastan took common, everyday items, like soap, rubber bands, cotton balls and pencils, and transformed them into furnishings and walls. The entire space was ingeniously decorated by using typical items in atypical ways to "Make a Statement". Karastan also had renowned performance artist/typist, Sheryl Oring, on hand to help guests "Make a Statement" for DIFFA, and later presented the typed notes to the organization as a memento.
Emmy-Award winning actress, Mariska Hargitay—Karastan's Statement Maker for 2007—and her husband, Peter Hermann, joined Karastan's table for dinner. Actress Jane Seymour, along with celebrity cookbook author and style maven Barbara Smith, also stopped by during the evening to view Karastan's compelling tablescape.
Karastan's Dining by Design table was composed of corrugated cardboard; seats are shrink-wrapped compositions of everything from rolls of newspaper to rubber bands.
Perfomance artist/typist, Sheryl Oring, types a 10th anniversary Dining by Design wish from Dan Gasby as his wife, celebrity cookbook author and style maven, Barbara Smith looks on with Karastan's senior vice president of style and design, Elizabeth Miller.
David Sheppard, executive director of DIFFA, poses with actresses Mariska Hargitay (left) and Jane Seymour (right) at the Karastan table space.


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gzip è un software libero per la compressione dei dati. Il suo nome è la contrazione di GNU zip. Fu inizialmente creato da Jean-Loup Gailly e Mark Adler. La versione 0.1 fu pubblicata il 31 ottobre 1992. La versione 1.0 vide invece la luce nel febbraio del 1993.

Descrizione
Normalmente ogni archivio verrà rimpiazzato da uno con l'estensione .gz, mantenendo le stesse proprietà, date d'accesso e di modifica (l'estensione predefinita è gz per Linux o OpenVMS, z per MS-DOS, OS/2 FAT, Windows NT FAT e Atari).
Qualora il nome file compresso fosse troppo lungo, esso verrà troncato.

Se non è specificato alcun file, o se un nome di file è "-", lo standard input è compresso nello standard output. Gzip proverà  a comprimere solo i file regolari. In particolare ignorerà  i link simbolici.

Se il nome del file compresso è troppo lungo per il file system, gzip lo troncherà. Gzip prova a troncare solo le parti del nome del file più lunghe di 3 caratteri (una parte è delimitata da puntini). Se il nome consiste solo di parti piccole, le più lunghe sono troncate. Per esempio, se i nomi di file sono limitati a 14 caratteri, gzip.msdos.exe sarà compresso in gzi.msd.exe.gz. I nomi non sono troncati nei sistemi che non hanno limite sulla lunghezza del nome del file.

Di default, gzip mantiene il nome e la time stamp (data e ora di creazione) originali del file nel file compresso. Queste sono usate quando si decomprime il file con l'opzione -N. Ciò è utile quando il nome del file compresso è stato troncato o quando le date non sono state preservate dopo un trasferimento del file.

I file compressi possono essere riportati alla loro forma originale usando gzip -d o gunzip o zcat. Se il nome originale salvato nel file compresso non è adatto per questo file system, sarà costruito un nuovo nome da quello originale per renderlo legale.

gunzip accetta una lista di file nella riga di comando e rimpiazza ogni file il cui nome finisce con .gz, -gz, .z, -z, _z o .Z e che inizia con il magic number corretto con un file decompresso senza l'estensione originale. gunzip riconosce anche le estensioni speciali .tgz e .taz come abbreviazioni per .tar.gz e .tar.Z rispettivamente. Quando comprime, gzip usa se necessario l'estensione .tgz invece di troncare un file con estensione .tar.

gunzip attualmente può decomprimere file creati da gzip, ZIP, compress, compress -H o pack. Il rilevamento del formato d'ingresso è automatico. Quando si usano i primi due formati, gunzip verifica un CRC a 32 bit. Per pack, gunzip verifica la lunghezza del file decompresso. Il formato standard compress non è stato progettato per permettere verifiche sulla consistenza. Comunque gunzip è in grado qualche volta di rivelare un file .Z con errori. Se si ottiene un errore quando si decomprime un file .Z, non si assuma che il file sia corretto solo perché l'uncompress standard non rileva l'errore. Ciò in genere significa solo che l'uncompress standard non verifica il suo input, e genera tranquillamente spazzatura in output. Il formato SCO compress -H (metodo di compressione lzh) non include un CRC ma permette comunque qualche verifica sulla consistenza.

I file creati da zip possono essere decompressi da gzip solo se contengono un unico file compresso con il metodo di "deflation". Questa possibilità è pensata solo per aiutare la conversione dei file tar.zip nel formato tar.gz. Per decomprimere file zip con più membri si usi unzip invece di gunzip.

zcat è identico a gunzip -c (su alcuni sistemi, zcat può essere installato come gzcat per preservare il link originale a compress). zcat decomprime o una lista di file nella riga di comando o il suo standard input e scrive i dati decompressi nello standard output. zcat decomprimerà  i file che hanno il magic number corretto che abbiano o meno il suffisso .gz.

Gzip usa l'algoritmo di Lempel-Ziv usato in zip e PKZIP. L'ammontare della compressione ottenuta dipende dalla dimensione dell'ingresso e dalla distribuzione delle sotto-stringhe comuni. Tipicamente, testi come codici sorgenti o inglesi sono ridotti del 60-70%. La compressione è generalmente molto migliore di quella ottenibile da LZW (usato in compress), codifica di Huffman (usata in pack), o codifica di Huffman adattativa (compact).

La compressione è sempre fatta, perfino se il file compresso è leggermente più grande del file originale. Il caso peggiore di espansione è di alcuni bit per il gzip file header, più 5 byte ogni blocco da 32K, o un rapporto di espansione del 0.015% per file più grandi. Si noti che il numero di disk block realmente usati non viene mai incrementato. gzip preserva il mode, le proprietà e le date dei file quando li comprime o li decomprime.

Formato del file
Gzip si basa sull'algoritmo Deflate che unisce LZ77 e la Codifica di Huffman. DEFLATE era previsto come un sostituto dell'algoritmo LZW e di altri algoritmi di compressione protetti da brevetti, che all'epoca limitavano l'usabilità di compress e di altri noti programmi di archiviazione.

Col termine gzip si fa spesso riferimento all'omonimo formato di file, che è composto da:
 una intestazione di 10 byte contenente un magic number, una versione del programma e un timestamp;
 intestazioni addizionali facoltative, come ad esempio il nome originale del file;
 un corpo centrale, contenente un insieme di dati compressi;
 8 byte finali contenenti un checksum di tipo CRC-32 dei dati e la loro lunghezza originaria.

Sebbene questo formato di file permetta di concatenare più flussi di dati in ingresso (che sono decompressi e concatenati come fossero un unico flusso), gzip è solitamente usato per comprimere un unico file. Gli archivi compressi sono comunemente creati impacchettando una collezione di file tramite un programma di archiviazione come TAR e successivamente comprimendo l'archivio ottenuto. Il file  .tar.gz o .tgz è comunemente detto un tarball compresso.

gzip non va confuso con il formato di file ZIP, il quale pure utilizza l'algoritmo DEFLATE. Il formato ZIP può contenere collezioni di file senza dover ricorrere ad un programma di archiviazione esterno, ma il risultato è meno compatto di quello ottenuto usando gzip in congiunzione ad un programma di archiviazione come ad esempio tar, in quanto i file sono compressi individualmente e quindi non ci si può avvantaggiare delle ridondanze esistenti tra file diversi (solid compression).

zlib è una libreria software che offre un'astrazione dell'algoritmo DEFLATE e che include nella sua API sia il supporto per il formato gzip che semplici funzionalità di gestione di flussi di dati compressi.  Il formato di flusso zlib, DEFLATE e il formato di file gzip furono standardizzati rispettivamente come RFC 1950, RFC 1951 e RFC 1952.

Dato che l'intestazione del file in formato gzip contiene un timestamp, è necessario utilizzare programmi come zcmp o zdiff per determinare se due file compressi con gzip contengano in forma compressa gli stessi dati.

Altri usi
Il protocollo HTTP/1.1 permette ai client di richiedere arbitrariamente il contenuto compresso al server. Lo standard prevede due metodi di compressione: "gzip" (il contenuto incluso nel flusso gzip) e "deflate" (il contenuto in un formato grezzo, senza intestazione). Sono entrambi supportati da molte librerie di client e quasi tutti i browser moderni.

Fin dai tardi anni 90, bzip2, una utility di compressione di file basata sull'algoritmo block-sorting, ha guadagnato una certa popolarità come sostituto del gzip. Produce file considerevolmente più piccoli (specialmente per codici sorgenti e altri testi strutturati), ma al costo di un maggiore consumo di memoria e tempo di calcolo (Addirittura fino a 4 volte maggiore). I tarball bzip2-compressed sono solitamente chiamati.tar.bz2.

AdvanceCOMP ha una implementazione DEFLATE che produce file compatibili con gzip con una compressione migliore che lo gzip stesso.

Il corrispondente programma per scompattare file compressi con gzip è gunzip.

Voci correlate
Estensione (file)
Lista di formati di file

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Archiviazione file
Formati di archiviazione dati
Strumenti di sistema
Compressione dei dati


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#include "fsl_spifi_dma.h"

/*******************************************************************************
 * Definitions
 ******************************************************************************/

/*<! Structure definition for spifi_dma_private_handle_t. The structure is private. */
typedef struct _spifi_dma_private_handle
{
    SPIFI_Type *base;
    spifi_dma_handle_t *handle;
} spifi_dma_private_handle_t;

/* SPIFI DMA transfer handle. */
enum _spifi_dma_tansfer_states
{
    kSPIFI_Idle,   /* TX idle. */
    kSPIFI_BusBusy /* RX busy. */
};

/*******************************************************************************
 * Definitions
 ******************************************************************************/

/*<! Private handle only used for internally. */
static spifi_dma_private_handle_t s_dmaPrivateHandle[FSL_FEATURE_SOC_SPIFI_COUNT][2];

/*******************************************************************************
 * Prototypes
 ******************************************************************************/

/*!
 * @brief SPIFI DMA send finished callback function.
 *
 * This function is called when SPIFI DMA send finished. It disables the SPIFI
 * TX DMA request and sends @ref kStatus_SPIFI_TxIdle to SPIFI callback.
 *
 * @param handle The DMA handle.
 * @param param Callback function parameter.
 */
static void SPIFI_SendDMACallback(dma_handle_t *handle, void *param, bool transferDone, uint32_t intmode);

/*!
 * @brief SPIFI DMA receive finished callback function.
 *
 * This function is called when SPIFI DMA receive finished. It disables the SPIFI
 * RX DMA request and sends @ref kStatus_SPIFI_RxIdle to SPIFI callback.
 *
 * @param handle The DMA handle.
 * @param param Callback function parameter.
 */
static void SPIFI_ReceiveDMACallback(dma_handle_t *handle, void *param, bool transferDone, uint32_t intmode);

/*!
 * @brief Get the SPIFI instance from peripheral base address.
 *
 * @param base SPIFI peripheral base address.
 * @return SPIFI instance.
 */
extern uint32_t SPIFI_GetInstance(SPIFI_Type *base);

/*******************************************************************************
 * Code
 ******************************************************************************/

static void SPIFI_SendDMACallback(dma_handle_t *handle, void *param, bool transferDone, uint32_t intmode)
{
    spifi_dma_private_handle_t *spifiPrivateHandle = (spifi_dma_private_handle_t *)param;

    /* Avoid the warning for unused variables. */
    handle = handle;
    intmode = intmode;

    if (transferDone)
    {
        SPIFI_TransferAbortSendDMA(spifiPrivateHandle->base, spifiPrivateHandle->handle);

        if (spifiPrivateHandle->handle->callback)
        {
            spifiPrivateHandle->handle->callback(spifiPrivateHandle->base, spifiPrivateHandle->handle,
                                                 kStatus_SPIFI_Idle, spifiPrivateHandle->handle->userData);
        }
    }
}

static void SPIFI_ReceiveDMACallback(dma_handle_t *handle, void *param, bool transferDone, uint32_t intmode)
{
    spifi_dma_private_handle_t *spifiPrivateHandle = (spifi_dma_private_handle_t *)param;

    /* Avoid warning for unused parameters. */
    handle = handle;
    intmode = intmode;

    if (transferDone)
    {
        /* Disable transfer. */
        SPIFI_TransferAbortReceiveDMA(spifiPrivateHandle->base, spifiPrivateHandle->handle);

        if (spifiPrivateHandle->handle->callback)
        {
            spifiPrivateHandle->handle->callback(spifiPrivateHandle->base, spifiPrivateHandle->handle,
                                                 kStatus_SPIFI_Idle, spifiPrivateHandle->handle->userData);
        }
    }
}

void SPIFI_TransferTxCreateHandleDMA(SPIFI_Type *base,
                                     spifi_dma_handle_t *handle,
                                     spifi_dma_callback_t callback,
                                     void *userData,
                                     dma_handle_t *dmaHandle)
{
    assert(handle);

    uint32_t instance = SPIFI_GetInstance(base);

    s_dmaPrivateHandle[instance][0].base = base;
    s_dmaPrivateHandle[instance][0].handle = handle;

    memset(handle, 0, sizeof(*handle));

    handle->state = kSPIFI_Idle;
    handle->dmaHandle = dmaHandle;

    handle->callback = callback;
    handle->userData = userData;

    /* Configure TX dma callback */
    DMA_SetCallback(handle->dmaHandle, SPIFI_SendDMACallback, &s_dmaPrivateHandle[instance][0]);
}

void SPIFI_TransferRxCreateHandleDMA(SPIFI_Type *base,
                                     spifi_dma_handle_t *handle,
                                     spifi_dma_callback_t callback,
                                     void *userData,
                                     dma_handle_t *dmaHandle)
{
    assert(handle);

    uint32_t instance = SPIFI_GetInstance(base);

    s_dmaPrivateHandle[instance][1].base = base;
    s_dmaPrivateHandle[instance][1].handle = handle;

    memset(handle, 0, sizeof(*handle));

    handle->state = kSPIFI_Idle;
    handle->dmaHandle = dmaHandle;

    handle->callback = callback;
    handle->userData = userData;

    /* Configure RX dma callback */
    DMA_SetCallback(handle->dmaHandle, SPIFI_ReceiveDMACallback, &s_dmaPrivateHandle[instance][1]);
}

status_t SPIFI_TransferSendDMA(SPIFI_Type *base, spifi_dma_handle_t *handle, spifi_transfer_t *xfer)
{
    assert(handle && (handle->dmaHandle));

    dma_transfer_config_t xferConfig;
    status_t status;

    /* If previous TX not finished. */
    if (kSPIFI_BusBusy == handle->state)
    {
        status = kStatus_SPIFI_Busy;
    }
    else
    {
        handle->state = kSPIFI_BusBusy;

        /* Prepare transfer. */
        DMA_PrepareTransfer(&xferConfig, xfer->data, (void *)SPIFI_GetDataRegisterAddress(base), sizeof(uint32_t),
                            xfer->dataSize, kDMA_MemoryToPeripheral, NULL);

        /* Submit transfer. */
        DMA_SubmitTransfer(handle->dmaHandle, &xferConfig);
        DMA_StartTransfer(handle->dmaHandle);

        /* Enable SPIFI TX DMA. */
        SPIFI_EnableDMA(base, true);

        status = kStatus_Success;
    }

    return status;
}

status_t SPIFI_TransferReceiveDMA(SPIFI_Type *base, spifi_dma_handle_t *handle, spifi_transfer_t *xfer)
{
    assert(handle && (handle->dmaHandle));

    dma_transfer_config_t xferConfig;
    status_t status;

    /* If previous TX not finished. */
    if (kSPIFI_BusBusy == handle->state)
    {
        status = kStatus_SPIFI_Busy;
    }
    else
    {
        handle->state = kSPIFI_BusBusy;

        /* Prepare transfer. */
        DMA_PrepareTransfer(&xferConfig, (void *)SPIFI_GetDataRegisterAddress(base), xfer->data, sizeof(uint32_t),
                            xfer->dataSize, kDMA_PeripheralToMemory, NULL);

        /* Submit transfer. */
        DMA_SubmitTransfer(handle->dmaHandle, &xferConfig);
        DMA_StartTransfer(handle->dmaHandle);

        /* Enable SPIFI TX DMA. */
        SPIFI_EnableDMA(base, true);

        status = kStatus_Success;
    }

    return status;
}

void SPIFI_TransferAbortSendDMA(SPIFI_Type *base, spifi_dma_handle_t *handle)
{
    assert(handle && (handle->dmaHandle));

    /* Disable SPIFI TX DMA. */
    SPIFI_EnableDMA(base, false);

    /* Stop transfer. */
    DMA_AbortTransfer(handle->dmaHandle);

    handle->state = kSPIFI_Idle;
}

void SPIFI_TransferAbortReceiveDMA(SPIFI_Type *base, spifi_dma_handle_t *handle)
{
    assert(handle && (handle->dmaHandle));

    /* Disable SPIFI RX DMA. */
    SPIFI_EnableDMA(base, false);

    /* Stop transfer. */
    DMA_AbortTransfer(handle->dmaHandle);

    handle->state = kSPIFI_Idle;
}

status_t SPIFI_TransferGetSendCountDMA(SPIFI_Type *base, spifi_dma_handle_t *handle, size_t *count)
{
    assert(handle);

    status_t status = kStatus_Success;

    if (handle->state != kSPIFI_BusBusy)
    {
        status = kStatus_NoTransferInProgress;
    }
    else
    {
        *count = handle->transferSize - DMA_GetRemainingBytes(handle->dmaHandle->base, handle->dmaHandle->channel);
    }

    return status;
}

status_t SPIFI_TransferGetReceiveCountDMA(SPIFI_Type *base, spifi_dma_handle_t *handle, size_t *count)
{
    assert(handle);

    status_t status = kStatus_Success;

    if (handle->state != kSPIFI_BusBusy)
    {
        status = kStatus_NoTransferInProgress;
    }
    else
    {
        *count = handle->transferSize - DMA_GetRemainingBytes(handle->dmaHandle->base, handle->dmaHandle->channel);
    }

    return status;
}


text:
import React from 'react';
import { ContactTab } from 'components/ContactTab';
import { shallow } from 'enzyme';

describe('(Component) ContactTab', () => {
  let _wrapper;

  beforeEach(() => _wrapper = shallow(<ContactTab/>));

  it('Renders a contact tab', () => {
    const tab = _wrapper.find('h2');
    expect(tab).to.exist;
    expect(tab.text()).to.match(/Contact/);
  });
});


text:
The embassy of the republic of Tajikistan to
the united kingdom of great Britain and
Tajik-British Relationship
Foreign Policy Concept
Articles & Press-Releases
Consular Section
Visa enquires
For Tajikistan Citizens
Tajik citizenship
Tajikistan Tour Operators
Visit Tajikistan
Education in Tajikistan
Education in the UK
tel. +44 (0) 20 3904 6371; e-mail: tajemblondon@mfa.tj; address: 110 Clarendon Road, Notting Hill, London W11 2HR
Meeting with the UK Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth
On September 3, 2021, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Muzaffar Huseinzoda met with the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
During the meeting, issues of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and the United Kingdom in various fields, cooperation within international organizations, including joint initiatives in the field of the environment and preparations for the UN Conference on Climate Change COP26, that will be held in November 2021 in Glasgow, were discussed.
The parties also exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and expressed their readiness to strengthen and expand cooperation in the regional and international formats.
We kindly inform you that in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, currently all border crossing points are closed. You can enter the country by air.
What place would you like to visit in Tajikistan?
Pamir (GBAO)	 Iskandarqul	 Fan mountains	 Khatlon	 Dushanbe
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Developed by DarAmal TOP


visiting those who show interest in our church.
supporting the pastor in the outreach and evangelism efforts of our church.
caring for the sick and the widowed.
caring for those with needs of either a spiritual or physical nature.
ministering to the needs of families in our church.
They are active in a variety of ministries and provide support prayerful support to our church.